Browsing Master's Theses by Author "Yang, Daoyong"

Vafaei, Venous(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2013-03)

Recently, one of the non-thermal oil recovery techniques, polymer flooding,
has shown its potential for improving heavy oil recovery. This study investigated the
potential of combining solvent-based processes and polymer ...

Song, Chengyao(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2013-10)

Tremendous resources of tight oil are located in North America and widely
distributed in 24 oil reservoirs, which are characterized by both low permeability
and low porosity. Although long horizontal wells together with ...

Harry, Inibehe Ntiedo(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2013-01)

There is substantial interest in the application of biomass as a source for renewable fuels and chemicals. When processed for energy purposes, biomass has the benefit of being either CO2 neutral or a sink. Flax straw, which ...

Yang, Min(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2013-09)

Wireline formation testing (WFT) has gained increasing popularity in the oil and
gas industry in the last two decades because of its economical and environmental benefits.
Recently, there has been growing interests in ...

Thongprasat, Yaowaluk(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2013-09)

Coal is the predominant energy source for the world’s electricity generation due to its
abundance and low cost compared to other types of fuel. Coal-fired power plants are the
primary source of anthropogenic emissions ...

Yang, Ping(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2013-09)

Canada’s energy future depends on heavy oil resources, which are mainly located in Western Canada, i.e., Saskatchewan and Alberta, and account for almost half of the total world heavy oil reserves. At present, only 8-9% ...

Zhang, Feng(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2013-08)

Hydraulic fracturing technology together with horizontal wells leads to the exploration and development of unconventional resources economically feasible. Due to complex fracture network and geology nature, evaluating ...

Zhang, Siyang(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2014-02)

The Tabei Uplift, located in the northern Tarim Basin, northwest China, contains the most productive hydrocarbon reservoirs. The late Cambrian strata in the Tabei Uplift present a succession of restricted platform and ...

Zheng, Sixu(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2012-07)

Tremendous resources of heavy oil are located in Western Canada, i.e., Alberta and
Saskatchewan, most of which are contained in thin payzones. Thermal-based techniques
have conventionally been utilized to enhance heavy ...